transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]
Date: circa 1556
intransitive verb
1. : to remain unsubdued or unyielding
where 30 of the…refugees were still holding out — Anna Tomforde
also : to continue to function or be available : last
prayed that the engine would hold out
as long as our money holds out
2. : to refuse to go along with others in a concerted action or to come to an agreement
holding out for a shorter workweek
transitive verb
1. : to present as something realizable : proffer
2. : to represent to be
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- hold out on